Walailak University

WALAILAK UNIVERSITY

NOW A TRULY WORLD-CLASS
UNIVERSITY

1501+ WORLDWIDE


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WALAILAK UNIVERSITY’S VISION

To be an institution of good governance, a source of knowledge for
critical problems facing the nation, to unfailingly address community
needs, and to strive for international recognition for excellence.

MISSIONS

Walailak University aims to discover, seek, maintain and disseminate
knowledge and academic excellence for the progress of society. At the heart
of its obligation is to develop individuals who are both professionally-
proficient and morally strong.
The University's Four Commitments:

1.To lead high level training of students based on world standards,
consistent with socio-economic development of the South of Thailand
and Thailand as a whole;

2.To conduct studies, research in order to develop new knowledge that can
be of benefit to national productivity, and can help enhance international
competitiveness of Thailand;

3.To provide and share expertise and technical services to organizations,
both private and government sectors, including research and training and
technological transfer in areas that can help develop the region and
country;

4.To act as a center for the conservation and restoration of art and culture.

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CONTENT

HIGHLIGHT

WU ranked 1501+ world wide and 11th in Thailand

CURRENT PUBLICATOINS

11 new publications from WU Researchers

TEACHING

The Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award”
for Academic Year 2020 and 2021

RESEARCH

Walailak University’s first three Gold CB (Jor Por)
Award winners conferred the honor by Her Royal
Highness Princess Chulabhorn

INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION & OUTLOOK

Walailak University Welcomes Consul-General of
the People's Republic of China in Songkhla

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HIGHLIGHTS

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On 12 October 2022 at 8.00 AM, THE released the results of its rankings which
placed Walailak University at 1501+. This translated to 11th rank in Thailand.
THE’s World University Rankings (WUR) assessed about 1,800 universities
worldwide. In the past year, Walailak University has been ranked in THE Impact
Rankings category which placed the University at 600th - 800th, and the QS Asia
University Rankings, at 19th among Thai universities.
Professor. Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, the President of Walailak
University, congratulated all staff particularly those who work very hard
producing world-class publications. Globalizing Walailak University and ensuring
that the University is well-recognized worldwide has been the President's key
policy platform since his assumption of the presidency in mid-2016.
“Even though we have been ranked for the first time at 1501+, but we are sure
that we will be ranked higher in the years to come. Recently, our works are much
more aligned with THE indicators comparing to the beginning. Now, our alumni
numbering some 20,000 can be proud of our achievement, and are able to say
that our university is now a world ranking university,” said Professor. Dr. Sombat
Thamrongthanyawong. More detail: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21942/

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Walailak University’s Six Lecturers Are Among
the World’s Top 2% Scientists

Once again, Walailak University’s scientists are ranked

among the world’s top 2% scientists, according to the

Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists List. The

ranking is based on scientists from around the world whose

Scopus-indexed publications are extensively and

internationally cited. The top-cited scientists are considered

to have made significant impacts in their respective fields.

The list is divided into two categories: the career-long data,

counting from the citations until the end of the year 2021,

and single recent year data, counting the citations during

the year 2021. More than 190,000 world scientists are

included in the career-long database, and over 200,00

scientists in the single recent year dataset. More detail:

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Walailak University Celebrating 550+ Record of
Advance HE/ HEA - Certified Lecturers,
The Highest Number in Thailand.

Walailak University is celebrating a recently updated figure of the
Advance HE/ HEA - certified lecturers based on UK Professional Standards
Framework (UKPSF) with 553 record, the highest number in Thailand. This
achievement confirms the university’s dedication to enhancing student-
centered learning to improve critical, analytical and synthetic thinking in
teaching and learning.

On 10 October 2022, Advance Higher Education (Advance HE), formerly
the Higher Education Academy (HEA), has updated the figure of HEA
Fellowships of Walailak University which has reached a total number of
553, making it the university with the most certified lecturers in Thailand
and second globally excluding the UK. Currently, Walailak University has
493 Fellows, 59 Senior Fellows, and 1 Principal Fellow. More details:
https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21930

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TEACHING

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Walailak University Congratulating Asst. Prof. Dr. Wanida
Limmun for Receiving “The Excellence in Teaching and
Mentoring Award” for Academic Year 2020 and 2021

Walailak University mathematician lecturer, School of Sciences, was
granted WU Outstanding Teacher Award in the category “the
Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award” for Academic Year 2020
and 2021 by Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Krom Phra
Srisavangavadhana in Walailak University Commencement Ceremony
on September 25th, 2022.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Wanida Limmun, a lecturer from Mathematics and
Statistics department, School of Science, Walailak University received
one of the most honorable awards -The Excellence in Teaching and
Mentoring. “I am proud of this award and it is a payoff”, said the award
winner, surprised and filled with joy. More details:
https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21905

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Walailak University President and the University
Administration Team Welcoming New Governor of

Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

On 6 October 2022, Prof. Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, Acting
President of Walailak University, together with vice presidents and
assistants to the president, Walailak University Hospital executives, and
the University staff welcomed Mr. Apinan Phuakphong, Governor of
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Ms. Phichanan Phuakphong, Chairman of
the Interior Housewives of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Mr. Trairat
Chairat, Deputy Governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and
delegation at Fame Room, Administration Building, Walailak University
Hospital. The official visit of the new governor allowed an opportunity for
discussions and cooperation between the two organizations in many areas

.

On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong introduced
the University administration team as well as reported on Walailak
University progresses, such as a progress of Walailak University Hospital,
a progression plan towards a quality university, a plan to enter the world
university rankings, and an increasing number of freshmen, especially last
year, which was up to more than 3,500, the highest number ever recorded.
More details: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21924

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RESEARCH

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Walailak University’s first three Gold CB (Jor Por) Award
winners conferred the honor by Her Royal Highness Princess
Chulabhorn in WU Commencement Ceremony for Academic

Year 2020 and 2021

Walailak University’s first three Gold CB (Jor Por) Award recipients
have officially been conferred the honor by Her Royal Highness
Princess Chulabhorn in a commencement ceremony on September
25, 2022 in the Auditorium Hall, Thaiburee Building, Walailak
University. The award winners, namely Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manat
Chaijan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawan Panpipat, and Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Manas Kotepui, known for research endeavors and contributions to
the fields of Food Science and Public Health through high impact
Quartile 1 journals publications, had been announced earlier in May
2022 and received congratulation flowers from Professor Dr.
Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, Acting President of Walailak
University. More details: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21889

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Will the bad get any worse? A Discovery of “the
Alarm” of Severe Malaria

Walailak University researchers vouched for a
prognostic biomarker of severe malaria through a
systematic review and meta-analysis and shed light
on the potential severity of malaria. The data will
make sure that each malaria patient receives the
medical attention he needs.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could just fix things in time and set
them right, especially life-threatening illnesses?
That might be the case now after Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manas Kotepui,
Lecturer of School of Allied Health Science, Walailak University, and
expert in tropical disease, together with the research team identify
association between the protein Tumor Necrosis Factor-α or TNF-α
“severe malaria alarm” with severe conditions of malaria. More
details: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/knowledge/detail/1108

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Associate Professor Dr. Manas Kotepui, Medical
Technology Program, School of Allied Health Sciences,
Walailak University, had been invited to give a lecture
on the topic “Coinfections in malaria” at the 15th
International Congress on Parasitology – ICOPA 2022

Associate Professor Dr. Manas Kotepui, Medical Technology Program, School
of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, had been invited to give a
lecture on the topic “Coinfections in malaria” at the 15th International
Congress on Parasitology – ICOPA 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark on 21-26
August 2022.
ICOPA is the official academic conference of the World Federation of
Parasitologists (WFP), held every four years. It is also the world’s most
attended academic conference for parasitologists. It offers parasitologists
from around the world the opportunity to present their research in an oral
presentation and a poster presentation. More details: https://sah.wu.ac.th/?
p=15241&lang=en

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The Voices of Psychiatric Patients and the
Need for Specialists

Community-based services are known to assist patients in rehabilitation process,
preventing relapse, maintaining relationships, and securing job. The services align
with policies from Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, which
focus on shortening the period of hospitalization and returning patients to their
families. And to respond to the policies, psychiatric services had been integrated into
Primary Health Care provided by community nurses in the Primary Care Units (PCUs).
However, a concern about specialty skills needed for treating psychiatric patients has
been raised since most of the nurses in PCUs has passed a training course for primary
medical care, but not the psychiatric care.

To find out what experiences of psychiatric patients are like in PCUs, two
researchers from School of Nursing, Walailak university: Associate Professor Dr.
Naiyana Noonil and Associate Professor Dr. Saifon Aekwarangkoon went to the PCUs
in areas of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Surat Thani, Krabi, and Phang Nha. The study
“Psychiatric Patients’ Experience in Receiving Services Provided by Nonspecialist
Community Nurses, Southern Thailand”, by the two researchers, is funded by
Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council. The process of the study started by building
trust and a sense of security between patients and researchers. There were 11
patients, 10 with major depressive disorder and one with schizophrenia, the age
ranging from 29 to 63 years, participating in the study. They were told about the
study’s objectives and able to quit anytime during the interview. The interview
consisted of semi-structure questions and took about 40-60 minutes in a confidential
room.

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INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION&

OUTLOOK

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INTERNATIONAL
OUTLOOK AND
COLLOBORATIONS

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NOT SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IN 2022:
BROADEN YOUR FUTURE OUTLOOK
TO A PROFESSIONAL WORLD WITH
SORAWIT, INSPIRING WU ALUMNUS

Inevitable changes are being “Changes are inevitable and the outcome of our
faced by not only individuals but performances depends pretty much on how we act in
also large-scale organizations. response to them,” said Mr. Sorawit Lim-o-pas
We have seen quite a few Pulsawasd, one of a few Thai government-funded
transnational organizations student specializing in Charity Management, pursuing
making it out alive from his Ph.D. at the University of East London, the United
unpredictable or sudden Kingdoms.
economic crisis and some going
into bankruptcy overnight. What More details: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21886/
are behind the twists and turns
drawing the difference between
staying competitive and turning
unprofitable for organizations
these days?

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OPEN UNIVERSITY OF FUJIAN
ORGANIZES THE CLOSING
CEREMONY OF CHINESE TEA
CULTURE TRAINING 1/2022

The closing ceremony of Chinese Tea Culture Training 1/2022 was a
collaboration between Chinese program, School of Liberal Arts, WU,
and College of Overseas Chinese, the Open University of Fujian. During
the two-month period, the training had attracted 114 WU Chinese major
students and was completed on 20 August 2022.

On 11 October 2022, Prof. Dr. Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, Acting
President of Walailak University, presided at the closing ceremony at Hua
Taphan Conference Room, Walailak University Hospital, and presented the
Certificate of Chinese Tea Culture Training Completion to students who
passed the training.
Witnessing the ceremony through online platform, were Ms. Feng Junying,
Charge d'affaires of Education, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
in Thailand; Mr. Wu Guorong, President of the Open University of Fujian,
and the administration team from the Open University of Fujian. More
detail: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21971

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INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

October 2022 International Student Activity

Walailak University led by
the CIA visits the NST Home
for Children and Family in
the “International Care for
Children in Need” activity

On September 28th, 2022, the Center for International
Affairs (CIA), Walailak University, arranged a
donation visit to Children and Family Home, Nakhon
Si Thammarat in the “International Care for Children
in Need”. The activity was led by Ass. Prof. Dr. Patnarin
Supakorn, Director of the CIA, Dr. Chirawat
Wattanapanich, the deputy director. The visit was
joined by 26 international students from Walailak
University International College (WUIC) from
Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, Russia, Zimbabwe,
China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Somalia, Timor Leste
and Zambia, and CIA staff.
This community outreach activity is aimed to
provide international students an opportunity to
participate in a volunteer and community service
project for youths and community in compliance
with Walailak University’s mission to produce both
Good and Able graduates. More details:
https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21887/

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WALAILAK UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVES VISITING
LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN JAPAN SPECIALIZING

IN PHARMACY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

October 2022 Issue #1

Walailak University Executives led by Prof.Dr. Sombat
Thamrongthanyawong, President of Walailak University, together
with the University vice president’s team, visited top universities in
Japan, from 29 – 30 September 2022, for future academic
collaboration and exchange.

On 29 September 2022, WU executives visited Tokyo Institute of Technology
or Tokyo Tech, the longest history amongst science and technology
universities in Japan, ranks 3rd in Japan and 55th in the world by QS World
University Rankings. The University has a total number of 10,500 students,
similar in number to Walailak University, 4,000 of whom are undergrads, and
6,000 are postgraduates. There are 1,200 academic staff, and 600 support
staff. More details: https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21925/

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WALAILAK
Welcomes Consul-General of the
People's Republic of China

China’s Consul-General in Songkhla, Ms. Wu Dongmei, paid a visit to
Walailak University last week. She was welcomed by Professor Dr. Sombat
Thamrongthanyawong, President of Walailak University, and Associate
Professor Dr. Surin Maisrikrod, Vice-President for Global Engagement, at
Honors Room, 4th floor, Administration Building, Walailak University
Hospital.
On 11 October 2022, Her Excellency Ms. Wu Dongmei, Consul-General of
the People's Republic of China in Songkhla, and representatives from
Nakhon Si Thammarat Chinese Commercial Association visited Walailak
University.

On this occasion, Professor Dr. Sombat briefed the Consul-General on
progresses of Walailak University such as a higher rank in Scimago, WU
ranked 9th in Thailand and 422th in the world; Walailak University
Hospital which will become the largest medical center in Thailand’s
upper south in 2023; and the growing popularity of Bachelor of Arts
Program in Chinese. More detail:

https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21960

CIA AND SAF, WALAILAK UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZED ACADEMIC COLLABORATIVE
DISCUSSION WITH UMS, MALAYSIA

ON WEDNESDAY, 19TH OCTOBER 2023

Center for International Affairs (CIA), and the School of Agriculture and Food
Industry (SAF), Walailak University co-organized an academic collaboration
discussion with Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture (FSA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah or
UMS via zoom platform application.
Honor presented at the meeting from Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti
Malaysia Sabah were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azwan Awang, Dean of Faculty of Sustainable
Agriculture, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jupikely James Silip, Deputy Dean (Farm Management
and Industrial Relations), and Dr. Clament Chin Fui Seung, Head of Programme (Crop
Production). From the School of Agriculture and Food Industry, Walailak University
attended Assoc. Prof. Dr. Potjamarn Suraninpong, senior lecturer, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Manat Chaijan, Head of Research Unit, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Chantira Wongnen, Head of
program (Agriculture Technology). The meeting run by Ms. Jiraporn Kansuwan,
officer, Center for International Affairs and Ms. Sukanlaya Thavornpon. More detail:
https://www.wu.ac.th/en/news/21972

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International Seminar:
The Making of Common
in/beyond Southeast Asia

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Walailak University’s School of Political Science and Public Administration together
with Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development,
Research and Innovation (PMU-B); Center of Geosocial and Cultural Research for
Sustainable Development (GSCR); Chulalongkorn University Social Research
Institute (CUSRI); Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam, and Knowledge Production
Studies Initiative (KPSI) organizes the international seminar “the Making of
Common in/beyond Southeast Asia”.

The seminar presents different ways of perceiving Southeast Asia. Even though
Southeast Asia is a sub-region of Asia, and has a lot of differences regarding of
nationalities, boundaries and so on, the seminar aims at how to look at Southeast
Asia as a whole. This is to contribute to the exploration of methods, best practices
and discussion of peaceful operation in Asia as well as promote intellectual effort
and a new political desire to understand Southeast Asia in a dialogue of regional
and global (south) frameworks.

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